Exceptional versus $τ$-exceptional sequences for the Auslander algebra of $K[x]/(x^t)$
Maximilian Kaipel
TL;DR
The paper investigates the Auslander algebra $\mathscr{A}_t$ of $K[x]/(x^t)$ and shows that every complete exceptional sequence in $\mathrm{mod}\,\mathscr{A}_t$ is a complete $\tau$-exceptional sequence, connected via an explicit bijection $\Phi$ between basic tilting modules and complete exceptional sequences. It then develops and compares mutation theories: left and right mutations of complete $\tau$-exceptional sequences are defined and shown to preserve completeness, and, whenever a mutation of a complete exceptional sequence remains in $\mathrm{mod}\,\mathscr{A}_t$, it coincides with the corresponding $\tau$-exceptional mutation. A central result is that $\Phi$ commutes with mutations, so tilting mutations lift to mutations of complete exceptional sequences and to $\tau$-exceptional mutations, aligning the classical tilting picture with the $\tau$-tilting framework for $\mathscr{A}_t$. An explicit $t=3$ example confirms the compatibility and elucidates the interplay among tilting modules, exceptional sequences, and $\tau$-exceptional sequences. These results bridge classical representation theory with $\tau$-tilting theory in a concrete and computable setting, clarifying mutation behavior for Auslander algebras.
Abstract
For $\mathcal{A}_t$, the Auslander algebra of $K[x]/(x^t)$, it is shown that every complete exceptional sequence of $\mathcal{A}_t$-modules is a complete $τ$-exceptional sequence. Moreover, it is established that the mutation of complete $τ$-exceptional sequences generalises the mutation of complete exceptional sequences in the category of $\mathcal{A}_t$-modules.
